What is recorded here
A short distance E of KE079-121---- is a second well-preserved ring-barrow. It consists of a subcircular area, 5.2m in diameter E-W, which is enclosed by a fosse, measuring 1.2m wide and up to .7m deep, and by an external bank. The bank is not preserved on the uphill, S side of the site. It rises at N to a maximum external height of .75m, where it features a possible causewayed entrance, 1.6m wide. The overall diameter of the monument averages 12.25m.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 442. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
Iron Age ring-barrow, dating to between 800 BCE and 400 CE. This type of monument is significant as it reflects early funerary practices and social structures in prehistoric Britain.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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